Metwally, Muhammad Abdel-Fattah
Ali, Atef Ali
Saber, Ayman Mohamed
Desoky, Reham S.
Zaki, Manal M.
Fahmy, Sohair Ramadan
Badr, Abeer Mahmoud
Gaafar, Khadiga
Funding for this research was provided by:
Egyptian International Foundation for the Development and Care of Laboratory Animals
Article History
Received: 27 October 2025
Accepted: 19 January 2026
First Online: 19 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical aproval for conducting the experimental procedures was obtained from UResearch’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (URAF-IACUC) in Egypt under the approval number of URAF/13/23. All experimental techniques were carried out in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines and in compliance with Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory animals, 8th edition.
: All the authors assure that this research is their own original work, which has not been published before and is not being considered anywhere else. They also confirm that they have gone through the manuscript and agree to have it published in The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology.
: The authors declare no competing interests.